Chapter 1
It was early when I woke up, everyone was fast asleep, curled up in their beds to ward off the cold. I wasn't meant to be awake, so silently I sat up and peered out the window that was joined to the wall beside my bed.
It was painted with specks of cold white frost from the cold October air. Shivering in my flimsy night dress I brought the blankets around my shoulders, covering myself in warmth.
I didn't know how long it is until the bell rings but from the height of the moon I could see it would be light soon. I dug under my mattress and grabbed my iPod, it was only small, not even one of the apple iPods, a cheap one from the charity shop.
Shoving the ear buds in I turn on Little talks, by Of Monsters and Men. It was a good song and It drew me away from what was going on around me.
After a few repeats of the song the bell rang and I stowed my iPod away. I leapt out of bed and grabbed my things before heading to the showers, grabbing the only cubicle with a curtain.
I had a shower (in my swim wear.) before drying myself off and brushing through my long brown hair. I tied it up in a long ponytail, even though it was still wet. I shoved on a pair of skinny jeans, a white tank top and my denim jacket.
The girls dorms were the furthest away from the dining room so it was a mad dash across the courtyard, trying to ignore the cold air on my face. Though it may sound like some fancy boarding school it isn't, it's an orphanage.
I was one of the first into the beaten down dining room, taking a tray and grabbing a couple of slices of toast. Buttering them, I wandered to a spare table and sat down, keeping my head down and eating quickly.
Unfortunately I didn't eat quickly enough, and a tray was slammed down on my table, making me jump out of my skin. I glance up with a gulp as I took in the sight of Jessica and her possy, Cleo and Roxy.
Jessica sneered, 'what do we have here? Oh yes, a nobody. So Adeline, do you know what day it is today?' I nodded nervously. 'Good, so you know it's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means its adoption day. Guess who will be forgotten again? Oh yes you.'
She was always like this, mean, cruel, constantly taunting me. We used to be as close as sisters, but once she found out about my past she shunned me. Now my secret was a threat, if I spoke against her the whole orphanage would know.
I ignored her as she threw insults at me, cramming the last of my toast into my mouth to stop myself from saying something back. I hurried to my feet and dumped my tray before hurrying to the main hall and signing in.
I was one of the last in here though, and all the seats were taken so I took to my corner and sank down onto the floor. I was still exhausted from my early morning but I could rest my head, knowing that no-one wanted to adopt a teenager.
I must had slept through to mid-day because before I knew it I was being shaken awake. At first I thought it was one of the other kids, until I caught sight of the woman's pencil skirt and crisp shirt. She was one of the carers, believe it or not, one of the nicer ones.
Her stern face softened when she realised no-one was watching. 'Come on Adeline, I have someone who wants to adopt you.' She said softly, and I had to ask her to repeat it.
'Me? Someone wants me? Not someone like Cadence, a little one?' I gestured to little Cadence who sat on a spare seat, her legs dangling gently as she watched everyone wander around looking at other children.
We walked straight past her as I was led out of the door and into an office block I'd never been in before, of course it was only for those getting adopted.
I was led into a small room, with two small sofas and a low table. One one of the sofas sat a woman, she was angled to face me and from what I could tell she couldn't be more then 20.
She was beaming at me as I took a precarious seat opposite. 'Hi' I started in a small voice, 'Im Adeline.' I managed a small nervous smile back.
She seemed to know I was nervous because she laid a hand on my knee, 'I'm Ariana. And I would like to adopt you. Don't think of me as creepy but I've been looking at you for a while. And I would love for you to be my daughter.'
'Okayyy, but don't you want one of the younger kids?' Again I thought of little Cadence sat in the main hall, she would make a perfect daughter.
Ariana shook her head, 'no I want you.' She looked up to a man who hand just slipped in, 'Scooter, when can she come home?' She asked hopefully.
'If we can get the papers signed, then today.' He turned to me, 'Adeline, go gather your stuff.' I looked to the carer who nodded encouragement, so without another word I ran out the room and back to the dorms.
The only packing I had to do was a couple of pairs of clothes, my night dress, iPod and a couple of books. I'm my back pack I stowed my drawing pads and pencils, and my sacred diary.
I lagged it downstairs and back to the offices where I stood around hopping from foot to foot as I waited for my papers to be finalised. I swear I recognised Ariana from somewhere, I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
When Ariana came out she gave me a big hug, 'come on then, lets get you out of this place.'
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Hey, so this is the newest thing I've been working on. I have an idea for this story so it's just going to keep going. I think I'm going to try to update every Wednesday, it will gives me time to write it.
Also, what do you guys think? I know this is already been done, but I want to give it a try. I'm going to try and not be too cliche or unbelievable, but something's are just going to sound weird.
I wish that I was adopted by Ari, but I'm not so Im just winging this, there I admitted it, happy? Any way, please comment bellow, and if this gets five likes before Wednesday I will upload another chapter. Sound good?
Also with this story I'm going to try to push outside my comfort zone, I love Ariana with all my heart, but i know that I need to give her some flaws, maybe not now but later.
Fun Fact: yup I'm doing this, I'm just that awesome. Anyways, I've never actually been to an orphanage. But I used to go to boarding school, for 3 years.
